Shoe-fastener.



rfasteners for shoes, corsets,

Specication of Lettere Rite-nt.

Application filed Tune 9, 19H,

Potent-ed Apr. 22, lenig. Serial No. 632,185.

To all 'whom `it may confient Be it known that l, lilxn'rrn ioNLIN, ecitizen of the United States, resid-ing; et Colninbiir lells, in thecounty of Flathead and State of Montana, have invented new and useful.improvements in Shoedesteners, ot which the following is nspecification.

The invention relates to lacing devices, und more i'iert-icnlnrly to theclass ot lacing loops designed for use in connection with gloves,piackets,

and similar articles. i

The. primary obiect of the invention is the provision of zi lacingdevice of this chorocter in which the lacing-s may be pulled andloosened freely and tied in the ordinary nienner when drown tight forthe fes toning ,of the article.

Another object ot the .invention is the jirorision of :i lering devicewhich is simple in construction, formed with few ports, end that may bereedilj,7 and easily applied to 'the srticle, and also that may beinonniectnred :it e inininnnn expense.

lilith these ond other objects in View, the invention consists in theconstruction, enibination nd arrangement of ports, z will be hereinafterincre fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and`pointed ont. in the claim hereunto appended.

ln the drawings: l'ifrnre l is n perspec tive View illustrating theapplication end use of the improved tistener, showing .it npplicd to o.shoe. Figs. 2 is :finenlnrged top pin-n View of one of the lacing loops.Fig. 3 e. side elevation of the saine. Fig. 4lis n plan View of theblank from which a. port of the fastener is constructed.' Fig. 5 is e.side elevation or' the stud member. Fig. (l is e sectional view on theline 6-6 of Fig. E2. Fig. '7 is a side elevation of a slightmodification of the invention.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parte tlirougl'ioutthe several views of the drawings.

leferring to the drawings the improved lacing loop from e single blanko,the required length,

by numerals, is constrncted the seine being of and is formed withinter-mediate and outer circuizinshapeddislis' 7, respectively, thetl'ei'ik or bends bf and l being bent to form a ,closed loop with thedisks il and T arranged in alineznent with each other. The disk 6 isadapted to be spec-ed from the disks l", which letter over* lop enchother, the said disks 6 and .being provided with central eliningopenings, through which is passed n stud or rivet member, presentlydescribed. f

interposed between the spaced disks G and l' is n peripherelly groovedroller 8, the saine being journnled upon the tubular shank 9 of a, studor rivetI member, the shank 9 thereof being formed et one end with V-shnped cutaway portions to provide at in terr ls bendsble spurs l0,while at the opposite end of the shank .is formed a. rounded heed 1l,

spurs .l0 :1re driven through the shoe upper l?. at the lacing seidspurs l0 are spread outwardly and clenched against the inner face of theshoe upper, thereby7 securely mounting the lacing loop upon the shoe.

The blank 5, between the disk 6 and when seid blen k is bent', presentsoutwardly bowed guard portions 13, so as to permit the free passage of:1 lacing cord 14 through the loop forits contact with the roller 8, so

on polling upon seid cord, the said lacing loops will loe caused tooppose each other, thereby securing a shoe upon the wearer.V

The lacing loops maybe used throughout vthe full length o'li the edgesof t-heupper of the shoe, or may be used in connection with :my otherlike where it is desired to employ a. lacing corr.

lhe blank is preferably formed from sheet metal., and may be selectedwithiparticnlor regard to the color and material of the shoe upper, 'il'desired.

ln Fig. 7. there is cation ot lacing loop, wherein the gua-rd portionl5, et one' side of the roller 16, is bent at right :ingles to the disksin the loop,

while the opposite side of the latter le out.-

wardly bowed to permit the free passage of. the lacing cord through theloop, aswillb-e.

clegirly obvious.

' 'iflint is claimed is:

shoe fastener to'provide a closed loop, the' ends and inedge thereof,when the the san/ie being adapted to bear against ihe intermediate disk6, and the' article of wearing apparel, or the shown eslighliz-inoiilii'il comprising a. strip bent ed to be secured to ashoe, and a relw jo1u'- 'with :L head having a fiat inner iarze engagfr;poyten of the. .-srp being profing the intermediate circular-shapedporwith dining perform e enlarged-'cin'- tion to prevent Cistortng oftheloop. 10 L -mped portions, a. 'i ener pnesed In testimony whereof Iaffix my Signature' tnrongh the perforated p:,on and adaptJ in presenceof two Witnesses.

MARTIN .CONLN naled en the fastener and confined within. Witnesses: theloep, the sald fastener being' 'provlded WALTER B. SMITH,

Jol-1N T. ROBINSON.

